U.S. patent application number 15/864598 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-10 for shift register element, method for driving the same, and display panel.
The applicant listed for this patent is Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Zhonglan Cai, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Juan Zhu, Renyuan Zhu.
Application Number | 20180130541 15/864598 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 60178342 |
Filed Date | 2018-05-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180130541 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Li; Yue ; et al. |
May 10, 2018 |
SHIFT REGISTER ELEMENT, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY
PANEL
Abstract
Disclosed are a shift register element, a method for driving the
same, and a display panel. The method includes: an output module
including a first node and a third node, wherein the output module
is configured to provide an output terminal with a signal of a
first signal terminal or a second signal terminal according to
voltage applied to the first node and the third node; a first
driver configured to control the voltage of the first node, and
voltage of a second node according to signals of the first input
terminal and the second input terminal; a second driver configured
to control voltage of the third node according to the voltage of
the first node and the second node; and a feedback regulation
module configured to control voltage of the first node according to
the signal of the output terminal, and signals of a third input
terminal and a fourth input terminal.
Inventors: |
Li; Yue; (Shanghai, CN)
; Zhu; Renyuan; (Shanghai, CN) ; Xiang;
Dongxu; (Shanghai, CN) ; Cai; Zhonglan;
(Shanghai, CN) ; Zhu; Juan; (Shanghai,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd. |
Shanghai |
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CN |
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Family ID: |
60178342 |
Appl. No.: |
15/864598 |
Filed: |
January 8, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G09G 2310/0286 20130101;
G09G 3/3677 20130101; G11C 19/28 20130101; G11C 19/184 20130101;
G09G 5/003 20130101 |
International
Class: |
G11C 19/18 20060101
G11C019/18; G09G 5/00 20060101 G09G005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 7, 2017 |
CN |
201710551719.8 |
Claims
1. A shift register element, comprising: an output module
comprising a first node and a third node, wherein the output module
is configured to provide an output terminal with a signal of a
first signal terminal or a second signal terminal according to
voltage applied to the first node and the third node; a first
driver configured to control voltage of the first node and voltage
of a second node according to signals of the first input terminal
and the second input terminal; a second driver configured to
control voltage of the third node according to the voltage of the
first node and the second node; and a feedback regulation module
configured to control the voltage of the first node according to a
signal of the output terminal, a signal of a third input terminal
and a signal of a fourth input terminal.
2. The shift register element according to claim 1, wherein: the
first input terminal is configured to receive a start signal, or a
signal output at an output terminal of a preceding level of shift
register element; the second input terminal is configured to
receive a third clock signal; the third input terminal is
configured to receive a first clock signal; and the fourth input
terminal is configured to receive a second clock signal.
3. The shift register element according to claim 2, wherein: clock
cycles for the first clock signal, the second clock signal and the
third clock signal are same, and phases of the first clock signal,
the second clock signal and the third clock signal are different by
one third of the clock cycle successively.
4. The shift register element according to claim 3, wherein: the
start signal lasts for one clock cycle.
5. The shift register element according to claim 4, wherein: the
start signal is a high-potential signal which is configured to be
overlapping with low-potential signals of the first clock signal,
the second clock signal and the third clock signal.
6. The shift register element according to claim 4, wherein: the
start signal is a low-potential signal which is configured to be
overlapping with high-potential signals of the first clock signal,
the second clock signal and the third clock signal.
7. The shift register element according to claim 1, wherein: the
first driver comprises a first transistor, a second transistor and
a second capacitor; wherein the first transistor has a gate
connected with the first input terminal, a first pole connected
with the first signal terminal, and a second pole connected with
the second node; the second transistor has a gate connected with
the second input terminal, a first pole connected with the first
input terminal, and a second pole connected with the first node;
and the second capacitor has one terminal connected with the second
input terminal, and the other terminal connected with the second
node.
8. The shift register element according to claim 7, wherein: the
first transistor is structured with dual gates.
9. The shift register element according to claim 2, wherein: the
second driver comprises a third transistor and a fourth transistor;
wherein the third transistor has a gate connected with the second
node, a first pole connected with the second signal terminal, the
second input terminal or the second node, and a second pole
connected with the third node; and the fourth transistor has a gate
connected with the first node, a first pole connected with the
first signal terminal, and a second pole connected with the third
node.
10. The shift register element according to claim 2, wherein: the
output module comprises a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, and
a first capacitor; wherein the fifth transistor has a gate
connected with the third node, a first pole connected with the
first signal terminal, and a second pole connected with the output
terminal; the sixth transistor has a gate connected with the first
node, a first pole connected with the second signal terminal, and a
second pole connected with the output terminal; and the first
capacitor has one terminal connected with the first signal
terminal, and the other terminal connected with the third node.
11. The shift register element according to claim 2, wherein the
feedback regulation module comprises a seventh transistor, an
eighth transistor, a ninth transistor, and a third capacitor;
wherein the seventh transistor has a gate connected with the output
terminal, a first pole connected with the third input terminal, and
a second pole connected with a fourth node; the eighth transistor
has a gate connected with the fourth input terminal, a first pole
connected with a second pole of the ninth transistor, and a second
pole connected with the first node; the ninth transistor has a gate
connected with the output terminal, and a first pole connected with
the second signal terminal; and the third capacitor has one
terminal connected with the first node, and the other terminal
connected with the fourth node.
12. The shift register element according to claim 11, further
comprises: a tenth transistor configured to provide the fourth node
with the voltage of the first signal terminal according to the
voltage of the third node.
13. The shift register element according to claim 12, wherein: the
tenth transistor has a gate connected with the third node, a first
pole connected with the first signal terminal, and a second pole
connected with the fourth node.
14. A method for driving the shift register element according to
claim 1, the method comprises: providing the first input terminal,
the fourth input terminal and the second input terminal with a
first potential signal, providing the third input terminal with a
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal; providing the first input
terminal, the third input terminal and the second input terminal
with the first potential signal, providing the fourth input
terminal with the second input signal, and outputting the signal of
the second signal terminal at the output terminal; providing the
first input terminal, the third input terminal and the fourth input
terminal with the first potential signal, providing the second
input terminal with the second potential signal, and outputting the
signal of the first signal terminal at the output terminal;
providing the fourth input terminal and the second input terminal
with the first potential signal, providing the first input terminal
and the third input terminal with the second potential signal, and
outputting the signal of the first signal terminal at the output
terminal; providing the third input terminal and the second input
terminal with the first potential signal, providing the first input
terminal and the fourth input terminal with the second potential
signal, and outputting the signal of the first signal terminal at
the output terminal; providing the third input terminal and the
fourth input terminal with the first potential signal, providing
the first input terminal and the second input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal; providing the fourth input
terminal and the second input terminal with the first potential
signal, providing the first input terminal and the third input
terminal with the second potential signal, and outputting the
signal of the second signal terminal at the output terminal; and
providing the second input terminal and the third input terminal
with the first potential signal, providing the first input terminal
and the fourth input terminal with the second potential signal, and
outputting the signal of the second signal terminal at the output
terminal.
15. A display panel, comprising N concatenated shift register
elements, each of which is the shift register element according to
claim 1, and N representing an integer, wherein: the first input
terminal of a first level of shift register element is configured
to receive the start signal; the first input terminals of the other
levels of shift register elements other than the first level of
shift register element are connected with output terminals of their
preceding levels of shift register elements; and an output terminal
of each level of shift register element other than a last level of
shift register element is connected with the first input terminal
of its succeeding level of shift register element.
16. The display panel according to claim 15, further comprises
three clock signal lines; wherein a third input terminal of
(3n+1)-th level of shift register element, a second input terminal
of (3n+2)-th level of shift register element and a fourth input
terminal of (3n+3)-th level of shift register element are connected
with the first clock signal line; a fourth input terminal of the
(3n+1)-th level of shift register element, a third input terminal
of the (3n+2)-th level of shift register element and a second input
terminal of the (3n+3)-th level of shift register element are
connected with the second clock signal line; and a second input
terminal of the (3n+1)-th level of shift register element, a fourth
input terminal of the (3n+2)-th level of shift register element,
and a third input terminal of the (3n+3)-th level of shift register
element are connected with the third clock signal line; wherein n
represents an integer, and n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . .
17. The display panel according to claim 15, comprises 4N rows of
pixels; wherein the output terminal of each level of shift register
element is connected with four rows of pixels.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority of Chinese Patent
Application No. CN 201710551719.8, filed on Jul. 7, 2017, which is
hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of display
technologies, and optionally to a shift register element, a method
for driving the same, and a display panel.
BACKGROUND
[0003] As display screens are developing constantly, consumers
require higher and higher stability of the display screens. The
stability of the display screen is highly reflected on their gate
driver circuits, and shift register elements constituting the gate
driver circuits.
[0004] At present, a shift register element is typically 5T2C
structured (including five switch transistors and two capacitors).
As illustrated in FIG. 1A which is a schematic structural diagram
of a shift register element in the related art, all of a first
switch transistor M1 to a fifth switch transistor M5 are P-type
thin film transistors. As illustrated in FIG. 1B which is a circuit
timing diagram corresponding to the shift register element
illustrated in FIG. 1A, potentials of both a first node N1 and a
second node N2 are a low level, and both the fourth switch
transistor M4 and the fifth switch transistor M5 are switched on,
at the instance of time when a second clock signal terminal CKB is
changed from a high-level signal to a low-level signal, where
short-circuited current may be generated.
SUMMARY
[0005] An embodiment of the disclosure provides a shift register
element including: an output module including a first node and a
third node, configured to provide an output terminal with a signal
of a first signal terminal or a second signal terminal according to
voltage applied to the first node and the third node; a first
driver configured to control the voltage of the first node, and
voltage of a second node according to signals of the first input
terminal and the second input terminal; a second driver configured
to control voltage of the third node according to the voltage of
the first node and the second node; and a feedback regulation
module configured to control the voltage of the first node
according to the signal of the output terminal, and signals of a
third input terminal and a fourth input terminal.
[0006] Correspondingly an embodiment of the disclosure further
provides a method for driving the shift register element according
to an embodiment of the disclosure, the method including: a first
stage of providing the first input terminal, the fourth input
terminal, and the second input terminal with a first potential
signal, and the third input terminal with a second potential
signal, and outputting the signal of the second signal terminal at
the output terminal; a second stage of providing the first input
terminal, the third input terminal, and the second input terminal
with the first potential signal, and the fourth input terminal with
the second input signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal; a third stage of providing
the first input terminal, the third input terminal, and the fourth
input terminal with the first potential signal, and the second
input terminal with the second potential signal, and outputting the
signal of the first signal terminal at the output terminal; a
fourth stage of providing the fourth input terminal and the second
input terminal with the first potential signal, and the first input
terminal and the third input terminal with the second potential
signal, and outputting the signal of the first signal terminal at
the output terminal; a fifth stage of providing the third input
terminal and the second input terminal with the first potential
signal, and the first input terminal and the fourth input terminal
with the second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the
first signal terminal at the output terminal; a sixth stage of
providing the third input terminal and the fourth input terminal
with the first potential signal, and the first input terminal and
the second input terminal with the second potential signal, and
outputting the signal of the second signal terminal at the output
terminal; a seventh stage of providing the fourth input terminal
and the second input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the third input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal; and an eighth stage of
providing the second input terminal and the third input terminal
with the first potential signal, and the first input terminal and
the fourth input terminal with the second potential signal, and
outputting the signal of the second signal terminal at the output
terminal.
[0007] Correspondingly an embodiment of the disclosure further
provides a display panel including N concatenated shift register
elements, each of which is the shift register element according to
the embodiment above of the disclosure, and N representing an
integer, wherein: the first input terminal of the first level of
shift register element is configured to receive the start signal;
the first input terminals of the other levels of shift register
elements VSRn than the first level of shift register element are
connected with the output terminals of their preceding levels of
shift register elements; and the output terminal of each level of
shift register element other than the last level of shift register
element is connected with the first input terminal of its
succeeding level of shift register element.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a shift
register element in the related art;
[0009] FIG. 1B is a circuit timing diagram corresponding to the
shift register element illustrated in FIG. 1A;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0012] FIG. 4A is a timing diagram of an input signal corresponding
to a shift register element according to an embodiment of the
disclosure;
[0013] FIG. 4B is another timing diagram of an input signal
corresponding to a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure;
[0014] FIG. 5A is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0015] FIG. 5B is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 5C is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 6A is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 6B is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0019] FIG. 6C is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0020] FIG. 7A is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0021] FIG. 7B is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0022] FIG. 7C is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 8A is an input-output timing diagram corresponding to a
shift register element according to an embodiment of the
disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 8B is another input-output timing diagram corresponding
to a shift register element according to an embodiment of the
disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart of a driving method
according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0026] FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel
according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
[0027] FIG. 11 is a timing diagram corresponding to the display
panel according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] In order to make the objects, technical solutions, and
advantages of the embodiments of the disclosure more apparent, the
disclosure will be described below in further details with
reference to the drawings, and apparently the embodiments described
below are only a part but not all of embodiments of the disclosure.
Based upon the embodiments here of the disclosure, all the other
embodiments which can occur to those skilled in the art without any
inventive effort shall fall into the scope of the disclosure.
[0029] The shapes and sizes of respective components in the
drawings are not intended to reflect a real proportion, but only
intended to illustrate the disclosure of the disclosure.
[0030] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure,
where the shift register element includes followings.
[0031] An output module 04 including a first node N1 and a third
node N3, configured to provide an output terminal OUT with a signal
of a first signal terminal V1 or a second signal terminal V2
according to voltage applied to the first node N1 and the third
node N3.
[0032] A first driver 01 configured to control the voltage of the
first node N1 and voltage of a second node N2 according to signals
of a first input terminal in1 and a second input terminal in2.
[0033] A second driver 02 configured to control the voltage of the
third node N3 according to the voltage of the first node N1 and the
second node N2.
[0034] A feedback regulation module 03 configured to control the
voltage of the first node N1 according to the signal of the output
terminal OUT, and signals of a third input terminal in3 and a
fourth input terminal in4.
[0035] The shift register element according to embodiments of the
disclosure includes the output module configured to provide the
output terminal with the signal of the first signal terminal or the
second signal terminal according to the voltage applied to the
first node and the third node, the first driver configured to
control the voltage of the first node and the second node according
to the signals of the first input terminal and the second input
terminal, the second driver configured to control the voltage of
the third node according to the voltage of the first node and the
second node, and the feedback regulation module configured to
control the voltage of the first node according to the signals of
the output terminal the third input terminal and the fourth input
terminal. Since the feedback regulation module can control the
first node according to the output terminal, the potential of the
first node can be better stabilized to thereby enable the circuit
to output more stably.
[0036] Optionally in the shift register element according to
embodiments of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 3 which is a
schematic structural diagram of another shift register element
according to an embodiment of the disclosure, the first input
terminal in1 is configured to receive a start signal STV, or a
signal output at an output terminal of a preceding level of shift
register element (not illustrated); the second input terminal in2
is configured to receive a third clock signal CK3; the third input
terminal in3 is configured to receive a first clock signal CK1; and
the fourth input terminal in4 is configured to receive a second
clock signal CK2.
[0037] Optionally in a display panel, typically a first input
terminal of a first level of shift register element is configured
to receive a start signal, and first input terminals of the other
levels of shift register elements than the first level of shift
register element are configured to receive signals output at output
terminals of their preceding levels of shift register elements. As
for the other levels of shift register elements, the signals output
at the output terminals of their preceding levels of shift register
elements are equivalent to the start signal received by the first
level of shift register element, and the same operating principle
will apply to them.
[0038] Optionally in the shift register element according to
embodiments of the disclosure, FIG. 4A is a timing diagram of an
input signal corresponding to a shift register element according to
an embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 4B is a timing diagram of
an input signal corresponding to a shift register element according
to an embodiment of the disclosure, where there is the same clock
cycle for the first clock signal CK1, the second clock signal CK2
and the third clock signal CK3, and phases of the first clock
signal CK1, the second clock signal CK2 and the third clock signal
CK3 are different by one third of the clock cycle successively.
[0039] Optionally in the shift register element according to
embodiments of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 4A and FIG.
4B, the start signal STV lasts for one clock cycle.
[0040] Optionally in the shift register element according to the
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the start
signal STV is a high-level signal configured to be overlapping with
low-level signals of the first clock signal CK1, the second clock
signal CK2 and the third clock signal CK3.
[0041] Or Optionally in the shift register element according to the
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the start
signal STV is a low-level signal configured to be overlapping with
high-level signals of the first clock signal CK1, the second clock
signal CK2 and the third clock signal CK3.
[0042] The disclosure will be described below in details with
reference to embodiments thereof. It shall be noted that the
embodiments are intended to better set forth the disclosure, but
not to limit the disclosure thereto.
[0043] Optionally in the shift register element according to the
embodiments of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG.
5C, FIG. 5A is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG.
5B is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and FIG. 5C
is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0044] The first driver 01 includes a first transistor T1, a second
transistor T2, and a second capacitor C2.
[0045] The first transistor T1 has a gate connected with the first
input terminal in1, a first pole connected with the first signal
terminal V1, and a second pole connected with the second node
N2.
[0046] The second transistor T2 has a gate connected with the
second input terminal in2, a first pole connected with the first
input terminal in1, and a second pole connected with the first node
N1.
[0047] The second capacitor C2 has one terminal connected with the
second input terminal, and the other terminal connected with the
second node.
[0048] Optionally if the first transistor is controlled by the
first input terminal to be switched on, then it will provide the
second node with the signal of the first signal terminal to control
the voltage of the second node; if the second transistor is
controlled by the second input terminal to be switched on, then it
will provide the first node with the signal of the first input
terminal to control the voltage of the first node; and the second
capacitor controls the voltage of the second node according to the
voltage of the second input terminal.
[0049] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, the first transistor T1 is structured
with dual gates to thereby alleviate leakage current of the second
node N2 as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C.
[0050] Only an optional structure of the first driver in the shift
register element has been described above as an example, and in an
implementation, the structure of the first driver will not be
limited to the structure above according to embodiments of the
disclosure, but can alternatively be other structures known to
those skilled in the art, so embodiments of the disclosure will not
be limited thereto.
[0051] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C,
the second driver 02 includes a third transistor T3 and a fourth
transistor T4;
[0052] The fourth transistor T4 has a gate connected with the first
node N1, a first pole connected with the first signal terminal V1,
and a second pole connected with the third node N3.
[0053] Optionally if the fourth transistor is controlled by the
first node to be switched on, then it will provide the third node
with the signal of the first signal terminal to control the voltage
of the third node.
[0054] Optionally as illustrated in FIG. 5C, the third transistor
T3 has a gate connected with the second node N2, a first pole
connected with the second input terminal in2, and a second pole
connected with the third node N3.
[0055] Optionally if the third transistor is controlled by the
second node to be switched on, then it will provide the third node
with the third clock signal of the second input terminal to control
the voltage of the third node.
[0056] Or optionally as illustrated in FIG. 5B, the third
transistor T3 has a gate connected with the second node N2, a first
pole connected with the second node N2, and a second pole connected
with the third node N3.
[0057] Optionally if the third transistor is controlled by the
second node to be switched on, then it will provide the third node
with the signal of the second node to control the voltage of the
third node. Since the third transistor is connected in a diode
structure, a P-type diode only allows a low potential to be passed,
so that a high potential can be avoided from being written into the
third node; and an N-type diode only allows a high potential to be
passed, so that a low potential can be avoided from being written
into the third node.
[0058] Or optionally as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the third
transistor T3 has a gate connected with the second node N2, a first
pole connected with the second signal terminal V2, and a second
pole connected with the third node N3.
[0059] Optionally if the third transistor is controlled by the
second node to be switched on, then it will provide the third node
with the signal of the second signal terminal to control the
voltage of the third node. Since the signal of the second signal
terminal is a stable direct-current signal, and the third clock
signal of the second input terminal is a pulse signal less stable
than the direct-current signal, the stability of the third node may
be affected while the third clock signal is varying, so if the
first pole of the third transistor is connected with the second
signal terminal, then the stability of the third node will be
avoided from being affected by the input signal of the first pole
of the third transistor.
[0060] Only an optional structure of the second driver in the shift
register element has been described above as an example, and in an
implementation, the structure of the second driver will not be
limited to the structure above according to embodiments of the
disclosure, but can alternatively be other structures known to
those skilled in the art, so embodiments of the disclosure will not
be limited thereto.
[0061] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C,
the output module 04 includes a fifth transistor T5, a sixth
transistor T6, and a first capacitor C1.
[0062] The fifth transistor T5 has a gate connected with the third
node N3, a first pole connected with the first signal terminal V1,
and a second pole connected with the output terminal OUT.
[0063] The sixth transistor T6 has a gate connected with the first
node N1, a first pole connected with the second signal terminal V2,
and a second pole connected with the output terminal OUT.
[0064] The first capacitor C1 has one terminal connected with the
first signal terminal V1, and the other terminal connected with the
third node N3.
[0065] Optionally if the fifth transistor is controlled by the
third node to be switched on, then it will provide the output
terminal with the signal of the first signal terminal; if the sixth
transistor is controlled by the first node to be switched on, then
it will provide the output terminal with the signal of the second
signal terminal; and the first capacitor stabilizes the voltage of
the third node while the third node is floating.
[0066] Only an optional structure of the output module in the shift
register element has been described above as an example, and in an
implementation, the structure of the output module will not be
limited to the structure above according to embodiments of the
disclosure, but can alternatively be other structures known to
those skilled in the art, so embodiments of the disclosure will not
be limited thereto.
[0067] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C,
the feedback regulation module 03 includes a seventh transistor T7,
an eighth transistor T8, a ninth transistor T9 and a third
capacitor C3.
[0068] The seventh transistor T7 has a gate connected with the
output terminal OUT, a first pole connected with the third input
terminal in3, and a second pole connected with a fourth node
N4.
[0069] The eighth transistor T8 has a gate connected with the
fourth input terminal in4, a first pole connected with a second
pole of the ninth transistor T9, and a second pole connected with
the first node N1.
[0070] The ninth transistor T9 has a gate connected with the output
terminal OUT, and a first pole connected with the second signal
terminal V2.
[0071] The third capacitor C3 has one terminal connected with the
first node N1, and the other terminal connected with the fourth
node N4.
[0072] Optionally if the seventh transistor is controlled by the
output terminal to be switched on, then it will provide the output
terminal with the first clock signal of the third input terminal;
and only if the eighth transistor is controlled by the fourth input
terminal to be switched on, and the ninth transistor is controlled
by the output terminal to be switched on, then the signal of the
second signal terminal will be transmitted to the first node. If a
valid signal is output at the output terminal, then the potential
of the first node will be further affected by the coupling third
capacitor to thereby compensate for a drift of the threshold of the
sixth transistor so as to enable the entire signal of the second
signal terminal to be output at the output terminal. Furthermore
the eighth transistor and the ninth transistor can perform a
feedback regulation to the potential of the first node using the
output terminal to thereby shorten a period of time for which the
first node is floating, so as to further improve the stability of
the output potential, and to extend a process window.
[0073] Only an optional structure of the feedback regulation module
in the shift register element has been described above as an
example, and in an implementation, the structure of the feedback
regulation module will not be limited to the structure above
according to embodiments of the disclosure, but can alternatively
be other structures known to those skilled in the art, so
embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited thereto.
[0074] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 6A to FIG. 7C,
FIG. 6A is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift
register element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG.
6B is a schematic structural diagram of a further shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 6C is a
schematic structural diagram of a further shift register element
according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 7A is a
schematic structural diagram of a further shift register element
according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 7B is a
schematic structural diagram of a further shift register element
according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and FIG. 7C is a
schematic structural diagram of a further shift register element
according to an embodiment of the disclosure, where the shift
register element further includes followings.
[0075] A tenth transistor T10 configured to provide the fourth node
N4 with the voltage of the first signal terminal V1 according to
the voltage of the third node N3.
[0076] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 6A to FIG. 7C,
the tenth transistor T10 has a gate connected with the third node
N3, a first pole connected with the first signal terminal V1, and a
second pole connected with the fourth node N4.
[0077] Optionally if the tenth transistor is controlled by the
third node to be switched on, then it will provide the fourth node
with the signal of the first signal terminal; and if the potential
of the third node is a low potential, then the tenth transistor
will maintain the potential of the fourth node at a high potential
to thereby avoid the fourth node from floating so as to enable the
potential of the first node to be a high potential, thus further
enabling the circuit to output stably.
[0078] Optionally in order to make a fabrication process uniform,
in a shift register element according to an embodiment of the
disclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 5A to FIG. 6C, all the
transistors are P-type transistors, or as illustrated in FIG. 7A to
FIG. 7C, all the transistors are N-type transistors.
[0079] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, an N-type transistor is switched on
by a high-potential signal, and switched off by a low-potential
signal; and a P-type transistor is switched on by a low-potential
signal, and switched off by a high-potential signal.
[0080] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, a first pole of a transistor may be a
source, and a second pole thereof may be a drain; or a first pole
of a transistor may be a drain, and a second pole thereof may be a
source, although embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited
thereto.
[0081] It shall be noted that in a shift register element according
to an embodiment of the disclosure, if all the transistors are
P-type transistors, then the signal of the first signal terminal
will be a high-potential signal, and the signal of the second
signal terminal will be a low-potential signal; and if all the
transistors are N-type transistors, then the signal of the first
signal terminal will be a low-potential signal, and the signal of
the second signal terminal will be a high-potential signal.
[0082] Optionally in a shift register element according to an
embodiment of the disclosure, any transistor may be arranged in a
dual-gate structure in order to alleviate leakage current, although
embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited thereto.
[0083] An operating process of a shift register element according
to an embodiment of the disclosure will be described below with
reference to a circuit timing diagram. In the following
description, 1 represents a high potential, and 0 represents a low
potential. It shall be noted that 1 and 0 represent logic levels,
and are only intended to better set forth a particular operating
process according to an embodiment of the disclosure, but not to be
limited to any particular voltage values.
First Example
[0084] Taking the shift register element as illustrated in FIG. 5A
to FIG. 5C as an example, all the transistors in the shift register
element are P-type transistors, and FIG. 8A illustrates an
input-output timing diagram corresponding to a shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
optionally there are eight selected stages P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6,
P7, and P8 in the input-output timing diagram as illustrated in
FIG. 8A.
[0085] In the P1 stage, STV=1, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0086] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=1, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The potential of the second
node N2 is maintained at a high potential due to the action of the
second capacitor C2, and the third transistor T3 is switched off.
The first node N1 is maintained at a low potential of the preceding
stage due to the action of the third capacitor C3. The sixth
transistor T6 and the fourth transistor T4 are switched on, and the
low-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the sixth transistor
T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so that the seventh
transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1 to the fourth
node N4, the potential of the fourth node N4 is changed to a low
potential, and the potential of the first node N1 is further pulled
down by the coupling third capacitor C3, so that the entire
low-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 can be output
to the output terminal OUT. Also the high-potential signal of the
first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3
through the fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third
node N3 is a high potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 is
switched off.
[0087] In the P2 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0088] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK3=1, the second transistor T2 is switched off. The potential of
the second node N2 is maintained at a high potential due to the
action of the second capacitor C2, and the third transistor T3 is
switched off. With CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched on.
The first node N1 is still maintained at a low potential of the
preceding stage due to the action of the third capacitor C3. The
sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor T4 are switched on,
and the low-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the sixth transistor
T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so that the seventh
transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1 to the fourth
node N4, the potential of the fourth node N4 is changed to a high
potential. Also the low-potential signal of the second signal
terminal V2 is transmitted to the first node N1 through the eighth
transistor T8 and the ninth transistor T9 to thereby avoid the
first node N1 from floating so as to stabilize the potential of the
first node N1. Furthermore the high-potential signal of the first
signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3 through the
fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third node N3 is a
high potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 is switched
off.
[0089] In the P3 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0090] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=0, the
second transistor T2 is switched on. The start signal STV at a high
potential is transmitted to the first node N1 through the second
transistor T2, and the potential of the first node N1 is changed to
a high potential. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor
T4 are switched off. Since the third clock signal CK3 is changed
from a high potential of the preceding stage to a low potential,
the potential of the second node N2 is also changed to a low
potential due to the action of the second capacitor C2, and the
third transistor T3 is switched on. The signal of the second signal
terminal V2 (in the shift register element in FIG. 5A) or the third
clock signal CK3 (in the shift register element in FIG. 5C) or the
second node N2 (in the shift register element in FIG. 5B) at a low
potential is transmitted to the third node N3 through the third
transistor T3, the potential of the third node N3 is changed to a
low potential, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor
T5, so the output terminal OUT is at a high potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched off.
[0091] In the P4 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0092] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=1, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The high-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a high
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The third
node N3 is maintained at a low potential due to the action of the
first capacitor C1, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor
T5, so the output terminal OUT is at a high potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched off. The first node N1 and
the fourth node N4 are still maintained at a high potential due to
the action of the third capacitor C3, and the fourth transistor T4
is switched off.
[0093] In the P5 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0094] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK3=1, the second transistor T2 is switched off. With CK2=0, the
eighth transistor T8 is switched on. The high-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a high
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The third
node N3 is maintained at a low potential due to the action of the
first capacitor C1, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor
T5, so the output terminal OUT is at a high potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched off. The first node N1 and
the fourth node N4 are still maintained at a high potential due to
the action of the third capacitor C3, and the fourth transistor T4
is switched off.
[0095] In the P6 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0096] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=0, the
second transistor T2 is switched on. The start signal STV at a low
potential is transmitted to the first node N1 through the second
transistor T2, and the potential of the first node N1 is changed to
a low potential. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor
T4 are switched on. The low-potential signal of the second signal
terminal V2 is transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the
sixth transistor T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a low
potential. Also the seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor
T9 are controlled by the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so
that the seventh transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1
to the fourth node N4, and the potential of the fourth node N4 is
changed to a high potential. Furthermore the high-potential signal
of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3
through the fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third
node N3 is a high potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 is
switched off. The high-level signal of the first signal terminal V1
is transmitted to the second node N2 through the first transistor
T1, the second node N2 is at a high potential, and the third
transistor T3 is switched off.
[0097] In the P7 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0098] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=1, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The high-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a high
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The first
node N1 is maintained at a low potential of the preceding stage due
to the action of the third capacitor C3. The sixth transistor T6
and the fourth transistor T4 are switched on, and the low-potential
signal of the second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the
output terminal OUT through the sixth transistor T6, so the output
terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the seventh transistor T7
and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by the output terminal
OUT to be switched on, so that the seventh transistor T7 transmits
the first clock signal CK1 to the fourth node N4, the potential of
the fourth node N4 is changed to a low potential, and the potential
of the first node N1 is further pulled down by the coupling third
capacitor C3, so that the entire low-potential signal of the second
signal terminal V2 can be output to the output terminal OUT. Also
the high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is
transmitted to the third node N3 through the fourth transistor T4,
and the potential of the third node N3 is a high potential, so that
the fifth transistor T5 is switched off.
[0099] In the P8 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0100] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK3=1, the second transistor T2 is switched off. The high-potential
signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second
node N2 through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a
high potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched on. The first node N1
is still maintained at a low potential due to the action of the
third capacitor C3. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth
transistor T4 are switched on, and the low-potential signal of the
second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the output terminal OUT
through the sixth transistor T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a
low potential. Also the seventh transistor T7 and the ninth
transistor T9 are controlled by the output terminal OUT to be
switched on, so that the seventh transistor T7 transmits the first
clock signal CK1 to the fourth node N4, the potential of the fourth
node N4 is changed to a high potential. Also the low-potential
signal of the second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the first
node N1 through the eighth transistor T8 and the ninth transistor
T9 to thereby avoid the first node N1 from floating so as to
stabilize the potential of the first node N1. Furthermore the
high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is
transmitted to the third node N3 through the fourth transistor T4,
and the potential of the third node N3 is a high potential, so that
the fifth transistor T5 is switched off.
[0101] Thereafter the shift register element keeps on operating
repeatedly in the T6 to T8 stages until the start signal is changed
to be a high-potential signal in the next frame. If the output
terminal of the shift register element is flipped from the low
potential, then the potentials of the third node and the first node
will not be affected by the signal of the output terminal, so that
there will be no contention between the potentials of the nodes,
thus improving the stability of the circuit; and the first node can
be performed with the feedback regulation using the signal of the
output terminal to thereby shorten a period of time for which the
node is floating, so as to further improve the stability of the
circuit.
Second Example
[0102] Taking the shift register element as illustrated in FIG. 6A
to FIG. 6C as an example, all the transistors in the shift register
element are P-type transistors, and FIG. 8A illustrates an
input-output timing diagram corresponding to a shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
optionally there are eight selected stages P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6,
P7, and P8 in the input-output timing diagram as illustrated in
FIG. 8A.
[0103] In the P1 stage, STV=1, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0104] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched off. The operating process of the
shift register element is the same as in the P1 stage in the first
example, so a repeated description thereof will be omitted
here.
[0105] In the P2 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0106] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched off. The operating process of the
shift register element is the same as in the P2 stage in the first
example, so a repeated description thereof will be omitted
here.
[0107] In the P3 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0108] As compared with the first example, in this stage, the tenth
transistor T10 is controlled by the third node N3 to be switched
on, and the high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1
is transmitted to the fourth node N1 through the tenth transistor
T10, thus further enabling the potential of the first node N1 to be
a high potential. The operating process of the other transistors is
the same as in the P3 stage in the first example, so a repeated
description thereof will be omitted here.
[0109] In the P4 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0110] As compared with the first example, in this stage, the tenth
transistor T10 is controlled by the third node N3 to be switched
on, and the high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1
is transmitted to the fourth node N1 through the tenth transistor
T10, thus further enabling the potential of the first node N1 to be
a high potential. The operating process of the other transistors is
the same as in the P4 stage in the first example, so a repeated
description thereof will be omitted here.
[0111] In the P5 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0112] As compared with the first example, in this stage, the tenth
transistor T10 is controlled by the third node N3 to be switched
on, and the high-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1
is transmitted to the fourth node N1 through the tenth transistor
T10, thus further enabling the potential of the first node N1 to be
a high potential. The operating process of the other transistors is
the same as in the P5 stage in the first example, so a repeated
description thereof will be omitted here.
[0113] In the P6 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0114] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched off. The operating process of the
shift register element is the same as in the P6 stage in the first
example, so a repeated description thereof will be omitted
here.
[0115] In the P7 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=1.
[0116] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched off. The operating process of the
shift register element is the same as in the P7.
[0117] In the P8 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0118] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched off. The operating process of the
shift register element is the same as in the P8.
[0119] As compared with the first example, the tenth transistor is
additionally arranged so that if a high potential is output at the
output terminal, then the potential of the first node will be
controlled using the tenth transistor to thereby further enable the
potential of the first node to be a high potential so as to improve
the stability of the circuit, thus extending a process window.
Third Example
[0120] Taking the shift register element as illustrated in FIG. 7A
to FIG. 7C as an example, all the transistors in the shift register
element are N-type transistors, and FIG. 8B illustrates another
input-output timing diagram corresponding to a shift register
element according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
optionally there are eight selected stages P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6,
P7, and P8 in the input-output timing diagram as illustrated in
FIG. 8B.
[0121] In the P1 stage, STV=0, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=0.
[0122] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=0, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The potential of the second
node N2 is maintained at a low potential due to the action of the
second capacitor C2, and the third transistor T3 is switched off.
The first node N1 is maintained at a high potential of the
preceding stage due to the action of the third capacitor C3. The
sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor T4 are switched on,
and the high-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the sixth transistor
T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a high potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so that the seventh
transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1 to the fourth
node N4, the potential of the fourth node N4 is changed to a high
potential, and the potential of the first node N1 is further pulled
up by the coupling third capacitor C3, so that the entire
high-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 can be
output to the output terminal OUT. Also the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3
through the fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third
node N3 is a low potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 and the
tenth transistor T10 are switched off.
[0123] In the P2 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0124] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK3=0, the second transistor T2 is switched off. The potential of
the second node N2 is maintained at a low potential due to the
action of the second capacitor C2, and the third transistor T3 is
switched off. With CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched on.
The first node N1 is still at a high potential due to the action of
the third capacitor C3. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth
transistor T4 are switched on, and the high-potential signal of the
second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the output terminal OUT
through the sixth transistor T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a
high potential. Also the seventh transistor T7 and the ninth
transistor T9 are controlled by the output terminal OUT to be
switched on, so that the seventh transistor T7 transmits the first
clock signal CK1 to the fourth node N4, the potential of the fourth
node N4 is changed to a low potential. Also the high-potential
signal of the second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the first
node N1 through the eighth transistor T8 and the ninth transistor
T9 to thereby avoid the first node N1 from floating so as to
stabilize the potential of the first node N1. Furthermore the
low-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted
to the third node N3 through the fourth transistor T4, and the
potential of the third node N3 is a low potential, so that the
fifth transistor T5 and the tenth transistor T10 are switched
off.
[0125] In the P3 stage, STV=0, CK1=0, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0126] With STV=0, the first transistor T1 is switched off. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=1, the
second transistor T2 is switched on. The start signal STV at a low
potential is transmitted to the first node N1 through the second
transistor T2, and the potential of the first node N1 is changed to
a low potential. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor
T4 are switched off. Since the third clock signal CK3 is changed
from a low potential of the preceding stage to a high potential,
the potential of the second node N2 is also changed to a high
potential due to the action of the second capacitor C2, and the
third transistor T3 is switched on. The signal of the second signal
terminal V2 (in the shift register element in FIG. 7A) or the third
clock signal CK3 (in the shift register element in FIG. 7C) or the
second node N2 (in the shift register element in FIG. 7B) at a high
potential is transmitted to the third node N3 through the third
transistor T3, the potential of the third node N3 is changed to a
high potential, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
low-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted
to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor T5, so the
output terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the seventh
transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by the
output terminal OUT to be switched off.
[0127] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched on, and the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the fourth node N1
through the tenth transistor T10, thus further enabling the
potential of the first node N1 to be a low potential.
[0128] In the P4 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=0.
[0129] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=0, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a low
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The third
node N3 is maintained at a high potential due to the action of the
first capacitor C1, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
low-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted
to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor T5, so the
output terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the seventh
transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by the
output terminal OUT to be switched off. The first node N1 and the
fourth node N4 are still maintained at a low potential due to the
action of the third capacitor C3, and the fourth transistor T4 is
switched off.
[0130] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched on, and the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the fourth node N1
through the tenth transistor T10, thus further enabling the
potential of the first node N1 to be a low potential.
[0131] In the P5 stage, STV=1, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0132] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK3=0, the second transistor T2 is switched off. With CK2=1, the
eighth transistor T8 is switched on. The low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a low
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The third
node N3 is maintained at a high potential due to the action of the
first capacitor C1, and the fifth transistor T5 is switched on. The
low-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted
to the output terminal OUT through the fifth transistor T5, so the
output terminal OUT is at a low potential. Also the seventh
transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by the
output terminal OUT to be switched off. The first node N1 and the
fourth node N4 are still maintained at a low potential due to the
action of the third capacitor C3, and the fourth transistor T4 is
switched off.
[0133] In this stage, the tenth transistor T10 is controlled by the
third node N3 to be switched on, and the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the fourth node N1
through the tenth transistor T10, thus further enabling the
potential of the first node N1 to be a low potential.
[0134] In the P6 stage, STV=1, CK1=0, CK2=0, and CK3=1.
[0135] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=1, the
second transistor T2 is switched on. The start signal STV at a high
potential is transmitted to the first node N1 through the second
transistor T2, and the potential of the first node N1 is changed to
a high potential. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth transistor
T4 are switched on. The high-potential signal of the second signal
terminal V2 is transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the
sixth transistor T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a high
potential. Also the seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor
T9 are controlled by the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so
that the seventh transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1
to the fourth node N4, and the potential of the fourth node N4 is
changed to a low potential. Furthermore the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3
through the fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third
node N3 is a low potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 and the
tenth transistor T10 are switched off. The low-level signal of the
first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a low
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off.
[0136] In the P7 stage, STV=1, CK1=1, CK2=0, and CK3=0.
[0137] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK2=0, the eighth transistor T8 is switched off. With CK3=0, the
second transistor T2 is switched off. The low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second node N2
through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a low
potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. The first
node N1 is maintained at a high potential of the preceding stage
due to the action of the third capacitor C3. The sixth transistor
T6 and the fourth transistor T4 are switched on, and the
high-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 is
transmitted to the output terminal OUT through the sixth transistor
T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a high potential. Also the
seventh transistor T7 and the ninth transistor T9 are controlled by
the output terminal OUT to be switched on, so that the seventh
transistor T7 transmits the first clock signal CK1 to the fourth
node N4, the potential of the fourth node N4 is changed to a high
potential, and the potential of the first node N1 is further pulled
up by the coupling third capacitor C3, so that the entire
high-potential signal of the second signal terminal V2 can be
output to the output terminal OUT. Also the low-potential signal of
the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the third node N3
through the fourth transistor T4, and the potential of the third
node N3 is a low potential, so that the fifth transistor T5 and the
tenth transistor T10 are switched off.
[0138] In the P8 stage, STV=1, CK1=0, CK2=1, and CK3=0.
[0139] With STV=1, the first transistor T1 is switched on. With
CK3=0, the second transistor T2 is switched off. The low-potential
signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted to the second
node N2 through the first transistor T1, the second node N2 is at a
low potential, and the third transistor T3 is switched off. With
CK2=1, the eighth transistor T8 is switched on. The first node N1
is still maintained at a high potential due to the action of the
third capacitor C3. The sixth transistor T6 and the fourth
transistor T4 are switched on, and the high-potential signal of the
second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the output terminal OUT
through the sixth transistor T6, so the output terminal OUT is at a
high potential. Also the seventh transistor T7 and the ninth
transistor T9 are controlled by the output terminal OUT to be
switched on, so that the seventh transistor T7 transmits the first
clock signal CK1 to the fourth node N4, the potential of the fourth
node N4 is changed to a low potential. Also the high-potential
signal of the second signal terminal V2 is transmitted to the first
node N1 through the eighth transistor T8 and the ninth transistor
T9 to thereby avoid the first node N1 from floating so as to
stabilize the potential of the first node N1. Furthermore the
low-potential signal of the first signal terminal V1 is transmitted
to the third node N3 through the fourth transistor T4, and the
potential of the third node N3 is a low potential, so that the
fifth transistor T5 and the tenth transistor T10 are switched
off.
[0140] Thereafter the shift register element keeps on operating
repeatedly in the T6 to T8 stages until the start signal is changed
to be a high-potential signal in the next frame. If the output
terminal of the shift register element is flipped from the low
potential, then the potentials of the third node and the first node
will not be affected by the signal of the output terminal, so that
there will be no contention between the potentials of the nodes,
thus improving the stability of the circuit; and the first node can
be performed with feedback regulation using the signal of the
output terminal to thereby shorten a period of time for which the
node is floating, so as to further improve the stability of the
circuit.
[0141] Furthermore the tenth transistor is arranged so that if a
low level is output at the output terminal, then the potential of
the first node will be controlled using the tenth transistor to
thereby further enable the potential of the first node to be a low
potential so as to improve the stability of the circuit, thus
extending a process window.
[0142] Optionally in the shift register element according to the
embodiment of the disclosure, since the fifth transistor and the
sixth transistor are configured to output, the aspect ratios of
channels in the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are
larger than those of the other transistors. Of the other
transistors than the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor, the
fourth transistor is configured to control the potential of the
third node, and may have a smaller aspect ratio of a channel
thereof, so that the fourth transistor can be avoided from being
damaged due to a large voltage difference across the fourth
transistor.
[0143] Furthermore in the shift register element according to
embodiments of the disclosure, the first capacitor is configured to
control the potential of the third node, and the third capacitor is
configured to control the potential of the first node, so the
capacitances of both the first capacitor and the third capacitor
are typically more than 100 femtofarad in an implementation. The
capacitance of the second capacitor can be less than that of the
first capacitor.
[0144] Based upon the same inventive idea, an embodiment of the
disclosure further provides a method for driving the shift register
element above, and FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic flow chart of a
driving method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, where
the method includes the following steps.
[0145] S901: a first stage of providing the first input terminal,
the fourth input terminal, and the second input terminal with a
first potential signal, and the third input terminal with a second
potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second signal
terminal at the output terminal.
[0146] S902: a second stage of providing the first input terminal,
the third input terminal, and the second input terminal with the
first potential signal, and the fourth input terminal with the
second input signal, and outputting the signal of the second signal
terminal at the output terminal.
[0147] S903: a third stage of providing the first input terminal,
the third input terminal, and the fourth input terminal with the
first potential signal, and the second input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the first
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0148] S904: a fourth stage of providing the fourth input terminal
and the second input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the third input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the first
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0149] S905: a fifth stage of providing the third input terminal
and the second input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the fourth input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the first
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0150] S906: a sixth stage of providing the third input terminal
and the fourth input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the second input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0151] S907: a seventh stage of providing the fourth input terminal
and the second input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the third input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0152] S908: an eighth stage of providing the second input terminal
and the third input terminal with the first potential signal, and
the first input terminal and the fourth input terminal with the
second potential signal, and outputting the signal of the second
signal terminal at the output terminal.
[0153] Optionally in the driving method according to embodiments of
the disclosure as illustrated in FIG. 9, if the first potential
signal is a high-potential signal, and the second potential signal
is a low-potential signal, then reference can be made to the P1 to
P8 stages in the first and second examples above for particular
operating principles in the respective stages in the timing diagram
as illustrated in FIG. 8A, so a repeated description thereof will
be omitted here.
[0154] Optionally in the driving method according to embodiments of
the disclosure as illustrated in FIG. 9, if the first potential
signal is a low-potential signal, and the second potential signal
is a high-potential signal, then reference can be made to the P1 to
P8 stages in the third embodiment above for particular operating
principles in the respective stages in the timing diagram as
illustrated in FIG. 8B, so a repeated description thereof will be
omitted here.
[0155] Another embodiment of the disclosure further provides a
display panel as illustrated in FIG. 10 which is a schematic
structural diagram of a display panel according to an embodiment of
the disclosure, where the display panel includes N shift register
elements VSR1 to VSRN according to any one of the embodiments above
of the disclosure, which are concatenated; and N represents an
integer;
[0156] The first input terminal in1 of the first level of shift
register element VSR1 is configured to receive the start signal
STV.
[0157] The first input terminals in1 of the other levels of shift
register elements VSRn than the first level of shift register
element are connected with the output terminals OUT of their
preceding levels of shift register elements VSRn-1.
[0158] The output terminal OUT of each level of shift register
element VSRn other than the last level of shift register element
VSRN is connected with the first input terminal in1 of its
succeeding level of shift register element VSRn+1.
[0159] Optionally the display panel according to embodiments of the
disclosure can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a TV set, a
display, a notebook computer, a digital photo frame, a navigator,
or any other product or component capable of displaying. Reference
can be made to the embodiments above of the shift register element
for an implementation of the display panel, so a repeated
description thereof will be omitted here.
[0160] Optionally the display panel according to embodiments of the
disclosure further includes three clock signal lines ck1, ck2, and
ck3 as illustrated in FIG. 10.
[0161] The third input terminal in3 of the (3n+1)-th level of shift
register element, the second input terminal in2 of the (3n+2)-th
level of shift register element, and the fourth input terminal in4
of the (3n+3)-th level of shift register element are connected with
the first clock signal line ck1.
[0162] The fourth input terminal in4 of the (3n+1)-th level of
shift register element, the third input terminal in3 of the
(3n+2)-th level of shift register element, and the second input
terminal in2 of the (3n+3)-th level of shift register element are
connected with the second clock signal line ck2.
[0163] The second input terminal in2 of the (3n+1)-th level of
shift register element, the fourth input terminal in4 of the
(3n+2)-th level of shift register element, and the third input
terminal in3 of the (3n+3)-th level of shift register element are
connected with the third clock signal line ck3.
[0164] Where n represents an integer, and n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, . . .
.
[0165] Optionally in the display panel according to embodiments of
the disclosure, the respective levels of shift register elements
can provide respective rows of gate lines in the display panel with
scan signals, and of course, if the display panel is an organic
light-emitting display panel, then the respective levels of shift
register elements may provide their corresponding rows of pixels
with light-emission control signals, although embodiments of the
disclosure will not be limited thereto.
[0166] Optionally if the display panel according to embodiments of
the disclosure is an organic light-emitting display panel, then the
display panel may further include 4N rows of pixels 10 as
illustrated in FIG. 10.
[0167] The output terminal of each level of shift register element
is connected with four rows of pixels 10 so that the shift register
element can transmit a light-emission control signal to the four
rows of pixels 10 concurrently, optionally as illustrated in the
timing diagram of FIG. 11 which is a timing diagram corresponding
to the display panel according to embodiments of the disclosure.
FIG. 11 illustrates the pixels emitting light when the
light-emission control signal is at a low potential, and FIG. 11
only illustrates the light-emission control signals EM1, EM2, and
EM3 output respectively at the output terminals of the first to
third levels of shift register element, so that if the
light-emission control signal EM1 output at the output terminal of
the first level of shift register element is at a high potential,
then data will be written sequentially into the first row of pixels
to the fourth row of pixels after one sixth of a clock cycle, and
if the light-emission control signal EM1 is at a low potential,
then the first row of pixels to the fourth row of pixels will emit
light concurrently. The same process will apply to the other levels
of shift register elements, where 1 to 12 in FIG. 11 represents
stages in which data are written into the first to twelfth rows of
pixels respectively.
[0168] As compared with the existing display panel in which a row
of pixels corresponds to a level of shift register element, each
shift register element in the display panel according to
embodiments of the disclosure can be connected with four rows of
pixels to thereby reduce the number of shift register elements by a
factor of 3/4 given a number of rows of pixels in the display panel
so as to greatly lower the width of an edge frame of the display
panel.
[0169] Optionally since the first row of pixels in the display
panel is arranged on the very edge of the display panel, and there
may be a difference between the first row of pixels, and the other
rows of pixels due to a process difference, the first row of pixels
in the display panel can be arranged as dummy pixels in order to
avoid a display abnormality at the first row of pixels due to the
process difference.
[0170] In the shift register element, the method for driving the
same, and the display panel according to the embodiments of the
disclosure, the shift register element includes the output module
configured to provide the output terminal with the signal of the
first signal terminal or the second signal terminal according to
the voltage applied to the first node and the third node, the first
driver configured to control the voltage of the first node and the
second node according to the signals of the first input terminal
and the second input terminal, the second driver configured to
control the voltage of the third node according to the voltage of
the first node and the second node, and the feedback regulation
module configured to control the voltage of the first node
according to the signals of the output terminal, the third input
terminal, and the fourth input terminal. Since the feedback
regulation module can control the first node according to the
output terminal, the potential of the first node can be better
stabilized to thereby enable the circuit to output more stably.
[0171] Evidently those skilled in the art can make various
modifications and variations to the disclosure without departing
from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Thus the disclosure is
also intended to encompass these modifications and variations
thereto so long as the modifications and variations come into the
scope of the claims appended to the disclosure and their
equivalents.
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